Table 3 The Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among children

Children ≥ 10 years old

Total

2,647

0.8

15.1

5.0

5.8

2.6

2.7

^aSex

   Boy

1,394

1.0

17.1

5.2

5.9

2.5

3.0

   Girl

1,253

0.6

12.9

4.7

5.7

2.7

2.5

^abBMI status

   Normal weight

2,044

0.05**

1.2*

3.3**

4.0**

1.7**

2.5

   Overweight

330

0.9

37

6.1

10

4.2

3.3

   Obesity

273

6.6

93.4

16.5

14.3

7.3

4.0

^abMother's educational level

   Low (illiterate)

28

3.6

17.9

14.3

7.1

0

0

   Middle (Primary or junior middle school)

1,138

0.8

12.3

5.1

5.9

2.2

2.4

   High (Senior middle school or above)

1,111

1.0

17.1

5.5

5.1

3.0

3.0

^abFamily's economic level

(Yuan/month/per family member)

   ≤ 1,500

1,042

0.9

14.4

5.3

5.4

2.8

3.1

   1,501-2,500

617

1.3

14.6

5.5

6.8

2.4

1.8

   > 2,500

610

0.5

15.2

4.9

5.2

2.8

3.0

Children < 10 years old

Total

6,117

0.5

13.0

3.5

5.0

1.5

1.9

^aSex

   Boy

3,101

0.5

13.6**

3.8

4.5

1.6

2.4**

   Girl

3,016

0.4

12.2

3.2

5.5

1.3

1.4

^abBMI status

   Normal weight

4,813

0.04**

0.8**

2.6**

4.6**

0.7**

1.9

   Overweight

675

0.4

29.9

3.7

4.1

3.1

1.6

   Obesity

629

4.0

87.9

10.0

8.7

5.4

2.4

^abMother's educational level

   Low (illiterate)

52

0

11.5

1.9

3.8

0

1.9

   Middle (Primary or junior middle school)

1,854

0.8

12.2

4.1

5.4

1.5

1.8

   High (Senior middle school or above)

2,276

0.5

15.9

3.2

4.7

1.8

2.2

^abFamily's economic level

(Yuan/month/per family member)

   ≤ 1,500

1,808

0.5

14.7

3.8

5.3

1.3

1.6

   1,501-2,500

1,145

0.7

13.9

3.1

4.2

1.5

2.3

   > 2,500

1,171

0.7

14.3

3.5

5.6

2.2

2.6